outlast
verb
out·last
ˌau̇t-ˈlast 
outlasted; outlasting; outlasts
: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.—
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Eli RosenbergExamples of outlast in a Sentence
I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one
your work will probably outlast you
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Texas outlasted stubborn Arkansas on Saturday, taking a 52-37 victory to improve to 5-0 at home.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Last year, the Horned Frogs overcame cold weather and an injury to receiver Jack Bech to outlast Cincinnati 20-13.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
Foxtrotting and quickstepping his way all the way to week 9, Richter outlasted several of his competitors who had higher scores and were seen as having a competitive advantage over him.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
But when the show first kicked off 20 years ago, the prize for outlasting other celebrities in ABC’s makeshift ballroom looked and felt very different.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Last year, the Horned Frogs overcame cold weather and an injury to receiver Jack Bech to outlast Cincinnati 20-13.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
Foxtrotting and quickstepping his way all the way to week 9, Richter outlasted several of his competitors who had higher scores and were seen as having a competitive advantage over him.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
But when the show first kicked off 20 years ago, the prize for outlasting other celebrities in ABC’s makeshift ballroom looked and felt very different.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outlast
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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